Second pair complete. Mostly the same finishing technique as the first pair. The only difference was that I used a spray poly for the last few coats. It turned out okay. Certainly good enough for computer speakers. … Continue Reading
Oppo to remove ISO support from BDP-95 and BDP-93?
An unfortunate rumor surfaced yesterday that Oppo Digital has been strong-armed into stripping the ability to access ISO files from an attached hard drive from their two very popular Bluray players, the BDP-93 and BDP-95. No official word from Oppo yet, but the assumption is that someone with industry heft didn’t like this. This ability was added… Continue Reading
Overnight Sensations 1 of 2
This is my first pair of the Overnight Sensations, designed by Paul Carmody. Paul is an active member of the DIY speaker community and has been generous in sharing his designs with others, free of charge. I bought the “flat pack” kit from Erich H. of the DIY Sound Group. My garage is in no… Continue Reading
Foam Speaker Grilles
I’ve been meaning to give these grilles some attention. I happened to be browsing the Parts Express tech forums when the proprietor of this foam speaker grille company offered his services to a few DIYers for no charge. I had been struggling with ideas for my grilles, so I took him up on the offer. I wanted… Continue Reading
Completed
Listening impressions will come later – I will say that I am VERY happy with my choice of design… I had to pick up the family at the airport today, so I have yet to get some decent photographs with good light. … Continue Reading
Weekend Update
Worked pretty much straight through the weekend. I was hoping to have them finished tonight, but it was not possible. The bottleneck is the set time on the adhesive. The baffles were attached yesterday – epoxy was fully cured 24 hours later (5PM today), and tomorrow evening the epoxy used to installed the rings will… Continue Reading
Sneak Peek
The baffles aren’t attached to the cabinets yet. BUT they are home safely and they fit just as planned. … Continue Reading
Rear Frames Installed
This will look like little progress since my last post, but my hands would have you believe otherwise. After the plum brown barrel finish, the frames needed to be sealed. I used some Trewax clear paste wax. This is usually used on wood, but I had read good things about its performance for sealing metal.… Continue Reading
Rear Frame complete
The frames for the rear are complete. The holes need to be opened up a little bit and then I can attach them. I’m still waiting to see how the finish turns out – I may go with another coat of the Birchwood Casey stuff. It is looking pretty good, but it will darken over… Continue Reading